. The soldier in our Civil War : a pictorial history of the conflict, 1861-1865, illustrating the valor of the soldier as displayed on the battle-field, from sketches drawn by Forbes, Waud, Taylor, Beard, Becker, Lovie, Schell, Crane and numerous other eye-witnesses to the strife . evening of tho 2bthHoward a corps had joinedSmith a force at BrownsFerrj Gcjr> a oomman Ibeing then encamped somethro3 milea m tho rear at\\ auhatchoo 1 ho form itiDU of tlieso two campshad been keenly watchedfiom Signal Hock b)MiLawss division ofLongstrcet s corp^ thenoccupying Lookout ^^ou^tain and shorlj after
. The soldier in our Civil War : a pictorial history of the conflict, 1861-1865, illustrating the valor of the soldier as displayed on the battle-field, from sketches drawn by Forbes, Waud, Taylor, Beard, Becker, Lovie, Schell, Crane and numerous other eye-witnesses to the strife . evening of tho 2bthHoward a corps had joinedSmith a force at BrownsFerrj Gcjr> a oomman Ibeing then encamped somethro3 milea m tho rear at\\ auhatchoo 1 ho form itiDU of tlieso two campshad been keenly watchedfiom Signal Hock b)MiLawss division ofLongstrcet s corp^ thenoccupying Lookout ^^ou^tain and shorlj aftermiinight their batteriesopened upon Gearys campwiitlo part of McLawssforce dashed fanouslvupon hii trjop! Thisatt ick of Tongstreetsmen w la bnnelv withHtoo-l Hud -ilthoiiph atsna tiiUL Geary was al. loHs ir \roi r vv most enveloped on three sidoa lio succeeded inrepclhng all the attacks and in finally driving;aw a} tho assailuntij at tho point of tliu bayonetafter un engagement of nearly threo hours du-ration Upon heauug tho noiso of battle Hooker hadordered SlIiiii/ s diMSion to Gcaij s aEsistance, butit hud proLLoded on!) a short rtistante when it wasconfionted b) the remainder of HeLawas engagement followed and tho ground washero likewi^ so hotly contc tcJ that Howards re-maining division nndcr Gene ill Sleinwehr, had tobo sent forward II o Confederates were chargedupon along tho noigbbonng eteop hill rising to 3height of nearly two hnndicd feot, and woro notonly forced back but pursu d up to their intrencli-monts whiUi we-o left in the po-scsnion of tho Fed-erals after ii prolonged hand o banc fight, lastinguntil haf past four the next morning and in whichheavy losses were sus anied on both Eidcs \mong tho killed in thii nights engagementwas Captain Genrj so^
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